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A, EUSTIS. DEVICE FOR ASSISTING INFIRM PERSONS.

Patented Mar. 19, 1895.

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rinnmm rests iiTproper position by transrerse strap 15 t'o extend acrossthe back" of the person assisted This strapjis preferably formed insections eonneeted'bya buckle 16,-wh'ere'by adjustment to suit thebreadth of the person assisted is possible. The push bars 12' terminateat the opposite end in eyes 13 similar -to those described in connectionwith the form of my invention .Whichis shown in Fig..1.

The onstruction and operation of the de vice will be understood from theforegoing-description, and it will be obvious that the sameis simple,and maybeadapted'to the patient accordingto the peculiar infirmity.whioh causes such patient to require assistance.

Having described .my invention",- Whati claim is Inaideviceof the 'classdesoribed, the dam bination ofa pressure plate, a flexible orescent-shaped sling provided with hooks 7, said sling beingadaptedto'encirole the neck andrest' upon the shohlders of 'an' operator,

with thetrminals thereof in front of the operator, push-bars 4; hingedat their front ends to the pressure plate and provided at their rearends with eyes, and flexibleconnections or straps between the slingandthe rear ends of said push-bars, the upper ends of theconneetions orstraps .be'ing provided with eyes to engagethe hooks 7, and the lowerends thereofheing provided with hooks to engage the eyes on the rearends of the push-bar's, said connections or straps being adapted to passto the rear nnder'thearrns' of the operator, substantially as specified.

